Adam Gamoran in Education Week
June 27, 2011
Policymakers should create new assessments for all STEM subjects, says new a report issued by an NRC committee chaired by Adam Gamoran (Education Week, 27 June)
Adam Gamoran in the AAAS Science Insider
June 23, 2011
A National Research Council committee chaired by Adam Gamoran reports on ways school can adopt the elements needed for a top-quality science program (AAAS Science Insider, 23 June).
Reducing Vulnerability to Stereotype Threat
June 20, 2011
Students experience anxiety when confronted with a personally relevant stereotype that threatens their self-esteem or social identity.
Allan Odden on the StarTribune.com
June 17, 2011
Allan Odden comments on how school districts are trying to cope with budget deficits (StarTribune.com, 17 June).
Richard Halverson in UW–MadisonNews
June 16, 2011
Richard Halverson and Morgridge Institute colleagues have released the digital game Virulent, which teaches key concepts in systems biology. UW–Madison News. (June 16, 2011)
Terry Millar in The Scientist
June 15, 2011
WCER researcher Terry Millar says legislative proposals to bar the university from using WiscNet could mean paying up to four times as much with private providers (The Scientist, 15 June)
Working Paper Series has Global Reach
June 14, 2011
The WCER Working Paper Series has reached 81 publications.
Beth Graue in the New York Times
June 13, 2011
Beth Graue comments on the practice of delaying children's entry to kindergarten (New York Times, 13 June).
New Approaches to Performance Management and Value-Added in Urban Schools
June 10, 2011
More schools and districts around the country are using data at the school level to inform instructional decisions and support student learning. That’s a promising trend.
Sara Goldrick-Rab in Education Week, Diplomas Count
June 9, 2011
Sara Goldrick-Rab comments on community colleges' booming popularity (Education Week, Diplomas Count, 9 June, subscription required for full story).
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
June 8, 2011
Madison is one of 6 state districts that didn’t meet the federal law No Child Left Behind goals in 2010-11; Adam Gamoran says schools should be judged instead on how much progress they make from one year to the next (Wisconsin State Journal, 8 June).
Rob Meyer on WKOW TV
June 8, 2011
Rob Meyer discusses school evaluation according to NCLB and Value-Added assessment (WKOW TV 27, 8 June).
Adam Gamoran in the Wisconsin State Journal
June 7, 2011
Adam Gamoran says judging school success based on where students are in a single point in time makes no sense. Rather, we should judge schools on how much progress they make with students from one year to the next (Wisconsin State Journal, 7 June).
Affordability and College Attainment in Wisconsin Public Higher Education
June 7, 2011
Students, college administrators, faculty, and staff are invited to interact with researchers, policymakers, advocates, and philanthropists to discuss the challenges facing the State of Wisconsin in its efforts to grow a college-educated workforce.
Bridging Education and Cognitive Sciences
May 31, 2011
Mitchell Nathan recently participated in the first Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
